AS2: vars in SharedObject?

[simonhason]

Hey guys,

I am just starting to play with SharedOjbect to save my data, and haven't been able to find a good source on how to save variables with it ?? This is my script so far :

stop();
Stage.showMenu = false;
Stage.scaleMode = "noScale";
so = SharedObject.getLocal("player");
if(so.data.tname != undefined) {
	_root.headshots = 0;
	_root.kills = 0;
}else{
	_root.headshots = so.data.headshots;
	_root.kills = so.data.kills;
}

I have dynamic fields on the main stage with the variables : headshots / kills, but they are underfined with this so far. Also I had buttons that add to the variables for testing purposes but when I try adding it gives me NaN.

Any suggestions? Thanks

[Rustygames]

It's simple, just do the reverse. You can also call a function called flush which will make sure it saves it then and there:

so.data.tname
so.flush();

[Rustygames]

Balls screwed that post up

var so:SharedObject = SharedObject.getLocal("myGame");
so.data.myVar = 100;
so.data.flush();

[K-Guare]

At 11/6/09 02:53 PM, simonhason wrote: if(so.data.tname != undefined) {
_root.headshots = 0;
_root.kills = 0;

If so.data.tname is not undefined... set the textfields to 0?
That sounds like something you'd do if the SharedObject wasn't there yet,
but this code runs when it does find something for the SharedObject.
So I'm thinking you need to change that != to a ==.

Also, try tracing the SharedObjects and see what you get.
Because just because it doesn't show up in the textfield
doesn't mean it isn't there.

[simonhason]

Ok I got the variables working right, but it doesn't seem to save... here is my code :

on _root frame :

so = SharedObject.getLocal("player");
if(so.data.tname != undefined) {
	_root.headshots = so.data.headshots;
	_root.kills = so.data.kills;
}else{
	_root.headshots = 0;
	_root.kills = 0;
}

on my save button :

on (press) {
	so.data.headshots = _root.headshots;
	so.data.kills = _root.kills;
	so.data.flush();
}

is this correct?

I have my sample up at :
http://www.simonhasondesign.com/SharedOb ject.swf

[K-Guare]

At 11/6/09 03:03 PM, simonhason wrote: is this correct?

Do you ever set a value for so.data.tname?
Because if you don't, there's your problem.

[simonhason]

At 11/6/09 03:07 PM, K-Guare wrote:

At 11/6/09 03:03 PM, simonhason wrote: is this correct?

Do you ever set a value for so.data.tname?
Because if you don't, there's your problem.

Ah you're right, I got this from a tutorial ( not dealing with variables ) and I wasn't sure what tname was. I set a new variable called so.data.saved to be "true" when you press the save button, and on my frame

if(so.data.saved != undefined) {

which seems to be working.

One more question, if I have variables set to true and false how would I define those inside of the sharedObject?

ex :

if(so.data.saved != undefined) {
_root.unlocked = false;
}else{
_root.unlocked = so.data.unlocked;
}

and somewhere along the game _root.unlocked = true; so on the save would it be :

so.data.unlocked = _root.unlocked;
so.data.flush();

? Thanks so far you guys have been amazing help!

[simonhason]

Shouldn't have been lazy and tested before I asked, but the answer to my above question is YES :D

Didn't think it would be that easy, what a relieve!

Thanks again all of you guys.